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Good And Gone
1984

Big Beat (Ned 7), and later WEA (240 650-1, WX 16)

Recorded at Elephant Studios, London

Produced by Vic Maile

All songs written by Bill Carter except You're Gonna Change by Hank Williams, and Someone To Talk To written by Bill Carter and Chris Thompson

        
         
       
   

Side One
1: Someone to Talk To (3:35)
2: I Want Up (3:35)
3: Good And Gone (1:42)

   Side Two
1: You're Gonna Change (2:39)
2: Happy Home (2:53)
3: Tracking The Dog (2:58)		  
 

The 'Good & Gone' EP was recorded in Spring of 1984, and released by Big Beat in Autumn of that year. In January 1985 the band were signed by WEA Records and the EP re-released under WEA. On its release the EP went straight into the top twenty in the UK independent record chart and remained there for a full six months.

The original studio session saw 11 tracks recorded in all and the whole affair was financed by Ted Carroll of Big Beat. Carroll chose the 6 songs that featured on the EP, and of the five remainders only President Kennedy's Mile was later released intact on the 'Gun-Shy' album. The full session, or 'Director's Cut' ran as follows:

1: Happy Home
2: Tracking The Dog
3: You're Gonna Change
4: Good & Gone
5: Let's Go Down To The Woods
6: Someone To Talk To
7: President Kennedy's Mile
8: Growing For Gold
9: I Want Up
10: Holiday Head
11: Wild Blue Yonder

Folks who have heard early live shows will recognise the versions of Let's Go Down To The Woods, Holiday Head and Wild Blue Yonder, which all feature quite different intros to their 'Gun-Shy' counterparts. And if you've got the Twin Cadillac Valentine 12" you'll have heard a live version of Growing For Gold with it's Bo Diddly-esque rhythms and great choppy guitar sounds.